P.I.T.A. Puzzle # 5 -- Decatur Mystery Cache
Hidden : 6/9/2003
Difficulty:
4.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Welcome to Pendulum’s Intelligence Thought Aptitude Puzzle Number Five.

This cache is not located at the above posted coordinates.

To locate the micro cache you will first need to solve the following Puzzles. By solving the following you can complete the following coordinates.

N 33° 48.L W 84° K
What number comes next in the following sequence?
986888,724864,143224
A equals the next number in the sequence.
Search long and hard and come upon three consecutive even numbers that total 85008 when multiplied together.
B is the first number.
C is the second number.
D is the third number.
E is the sum of those three consecutive even numbers (B + C + D).
F equals the number of buns in a dozen baker's dozen.
Grandpa once had himself quite a few peafowl. The peahens laid quite a few eggs. He always took the lot to market instead of hatching the eggs and raising the peachicks. He and I took all the eggs to the farmer's market one day. I asked him how many eggs he had. And you know what he told me? He said:
I can't count past 100 but I know that...
If you divide the number of eggs by 2 there will be one egg left.
If you divide the number of eggs by 3 there will be one egg left.
If you divide the number of eggs by 4 there will be one egg left.
If you divide the number of eggs by 5 there will be one egg left.
If you divide the number of eggs by 6 there will be one egg left.
If you divide the number of eggs by 7 there will be one egg left.
If you divide the number of eggs by 8 there will be one egg left.
If you divide the number of eggs by 9 there will be one egg left.
If you divide the number of eggs by 10 there will be one egg left.
Finally...
If you divide the number of eggs by 11 there will be NO EGGS left!

G is the number of eggs we took to sell at the market...QUITE A LOAD!!!

H = 2(Posted Latitude's Minute Decimal) {Ignore the decimal...meaning remove the "." ie 49735}

I = (Posted Longitude's Minute Decimal) {Ignore the decimal...meaning remove the "." ie 12857)

J = (Posted Latitude's Minute Decimal) {Ignore the decimal...meaning remove the "." ie 49735)

K = G + H - 2(G) - J - I {Put the decimal back in once K's value is found - ##.###}

L = A + E + F + M

M = 2(Puzzle Number)
Happy Puzzling and Happy Hunting.
Please do remember to bring a pencil.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Lbh jvyy frr gur Yvtug naq creuncf svaq gur Gerr bs Yvsr.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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